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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 529 - Grant Application - DOT, UMTA- Section 8 Technical Studies - 06/12/1980DGV:pc VVQAT TTTTAAT RESOLUTION #529 - 6/12/80 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR A GRANT UNDER THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make grants for mass transportation projects; WHEREAS, the contract for financial assistance will impose certain obli- gations upon the applicant, including the provision by it of the local share of project costs; WHEREAS, it is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation in accord with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that in connection with the filing of an application for assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as Amended, the applicant give an assurance that it will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the U.S. Department of Transportation requirements thereunder; and WHEREAS, it is the goal of the Applicant that minority business enter- prise be utilized to the fullest extent possible in connection with this pro- ject, and that definitive procedures shall be established and administered to ensure that minority businesses shall have the maximum feasible opportunity to compete for contracts when procuring construction contracts, supplies, equipment contracts, or consultant and other services; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it would be in the best interest to authorize the City of Lubbock to participate with the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the update and revision of past Transit Studies, and to apply for assistance for such study from UMTA; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT the Mayor is hereby authorized to make application for a Technical Studies Grant from UMTA with the Steering Committee (Metro- politan Planning Organization) of Lubbock Urban Transporation Study, being the designated planning agency; and THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, BE and is hereby authorized and directed to execute an Agreement with the United States of America, acting through the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, in the event the Grant is approved; and THE City of Lubbock does hereby agree to provide matching funds for such Technical Studies which shall be in an amount no to exceed Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00). Such matching funds shall be in cash or in-kind services.a UMTA funds will not exceed Thirty -Two Thousand Dollars ($32,000.00) SECTION 2. THAT the Mayor is authorized to execute and file with such application an assurance or any other document required by the U.S. Department of Transportation effectuating the purposes of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. SECTION 3. THAT the Mayor is authorized to furnish such additional information as the U.S. Department of Transportation may require in connection with the application of the project. SECTION 4. THAT the Mayor is authorized to set forth and execute affirmative minority business policies in connection with the project's procurement needs. Passed by the City Council this 12th day of June , 1980. t -A/ 46?,,t44J BILr-MEKLISTER, MA OR -"ATTEST: Evelyn Gailfga City OSeC,' Eary-Treasurer APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: John Wilson, Transit Coordinator APPROVED AS TO FORM: e Donald G. Vandiver, First Asst. City Attorney d -..z - 8a 3 UNITED STATED OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF 'TRANSPORTATION URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION NOTIFICATION OF GRANT APPROVAL 49 U.S.C..S 1607 (SECTION 8 — TECHNICAL STUDIES) Project No. TX -09-0146 GRANTEE: City of Lubbock ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COST: Forty thousand dollars ($40,000) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE: Thirty two thousand dollars ($32,000) OBLIGATION DATE: 'AUG 2 1 19$$ SOURCES OF FEDERAL YINANC1AL ASSISTANCE 33.00.00.00 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Work to be accomplished will be in accordance with planning activities as described in the September 1, 1980 - August 31, 1981 Unified Work Program for the Lubbock urbanized area, as approved by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. AUG 21 AGO DATE �i REGIONAL DIRECTOR ► UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION GRANT 49 U.S.C. 5 1607 (Section 8) PART I THIS GRANT, effective on the date specified in the Notification of Grant Approval -is entered into by and between the United States of America ("Government") and the Grantee named in the Notification of Grant Approval. In consideration of the mutual convenants, promises, and representations herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: Sec. 1. Purpose of Grant - The purpose of this Grant is to provide for the undertaking of an urban mass transportation technical study project ("Project"), with Government financial assistance to the Grantee in the form of a technical study grant ("Grant"), under Section 8 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, ("Act") to state the terms and conditions upon which such assistance will be provided and the understandings as to the manner in which the Project will be undertaken and completed. Sec. 2. The Project - The Grantee agrees to undertake, carry out, and complete the technical study comprising the Project substantially as described in its Application incorporated herein -by reference, filed with and approved by the Government, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Grant. The "Project Description" in the Notification of Grant Approval describes the Project to be funded under this Grant. Sec. 3. The Grant - In order to assist the Grantee in financing the cost of the Project, which cost is estimated to be that amount stated in the Notification of Grant Approval, the Government will make a Grant in an amount equal to eighty percent (80%) of the actual cost of the Project as determined by the Department of Transportation upon completion of the project or in the amount specified as Maximum Federal Share in the Notification of Grant Approval, whichever is the lesser. The obligation of the Government to in any fiscal year shall not exceed Project Budget for the fiscal year therefor are submitted or drawdowns made. Form UMTA F 200? Rev. 5/20/80 make Federal Grant payments the amount provided in the in which requisitions under letter of credit are Sec, 4. Planning Requirements -.The transportation plans and programs which are developed as part of this Project shall be formulated on the basis of transportation needs with due consideration to comprehensive long-range land use plans, development objectives, and overall social, economic, environmental, system performance, and energy conservation goals and objectives, and with due consideration to their probable effect on the future development of the urban area described in the Application. The planning process shall include an analysis of alternative transportation system management and investment strategies to make more efficient use of existing transportation resources and to meet needs for new transportation facilities. The process shall consider all modes of transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree appropriate based on the complexity of the transportation problems. Furthermore, the plans and programs that are developed as part of this Project shall encourage to the maximum extent feasible the partici- pation of private enterprise. Where facilities and equipment are to be acquired which are already being used in mass transportation service in the urban area, the program must provide that they shall be so improved that they will better serve the transportation needs of the area. Sec. 5. The Grant - This Grant consists of the Notification of Grant Approval; this Part I, Form UMTA F 2003, Rev. 5/2Q/80, entitled Grant; and Part II, Form UMTA F 5E, Rev. 5/20/80, entitled Urban Mass Transportation Agreement, Terms and Conditions. Should the grant award letter include special conditions for, this Project, that letter is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Grant. The approved Project Budget is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Grant. Amendments to any of these documents -shall require a formal amendment to this Grant, except that reallocations of funds among budget items or fiscal years which do not increase the total amount of the Federal grant shall only require prior authorization from. UMTA and the issuance of a new Project Budget. Sec. 6. Execution of Grant. This Grant may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original having identical legal effect. When signed by the Government, this Grant should be executed by the Grantee within ninety (90) days after the Obligation Date. The Government may withdraw its obligation hereunder if the Grant effectiveis not edatedof1thenGrant the ashall nbeethed0 ligation period. Date. Page 2 i t The Grantee does hereby ratify and adopt all statements, representations, warranties, convenants, and materials submitted by it, and does hereby accept the Government's award of financial assistance and agrees to all of the terms and conditions of this Grant. Executed this 29 day of Au l9 80 r ATTEST BY Evelyn Ga f9a, City Secretary'=Tfq�urer MIM McAlister City of Lubbock, Texas Mayor. City of Lubbock, Texas TITLE AND ORGANIZATION TITLE AND ORGANIZATION Certificate of Grantee's Attorney I, Donald G. Vandiver , acting as Attorney for the Grantee do hereby certify that I have examined this Grant and have ascertained that execution of the Grant was authorized on the date of 6-12-80 A copy of this authorization is attached or has previously been submitted to UMTA. The execution of this Grant and the proceedings taken by the Grantee are in all respects due and proper and in accordance with applicable State and local law.! I further certify that, in my opinion, said Grant constitutes a legal and binding obligation of the Grantee in accordance with the - terms thereof and certify that to the best of my knowledge there is no legislation or litigation pending or threatened which might affect the performance of the Project in accordance with the terms of this Grant. Dated this 29 day of August , 19 80 (h - 7,�& YIQ-n- SIGNATURE Donald G. Vandiver First Assistant City Attorney City of Lubbock, Texas TITLE AND ORGANIZATION Page 3 [moi - �i &9��1�+pl Section 101. Definitions...........................................1 • Section 102. Acccmpli&rmt of the Project .........................2 (a) General Requirements .............................2 (b) Pursuant to Federal, State arra Local Law ......... 2 - (c) FurOs of the Recipient ...........................2 (d) Submission of Proceedings, Contracts, and Other Documents.......................................3 (e) Changed Conditions Affecting Performance ......... 3 (f) No Government Obligations to Third Parties,......3 (g) Land Acquisition Policy ..........................3 Section 103. The Project Budget....................................3 Section 104. Accounting Records....................................3 (a) Project Accounts.................................3 (b) Funds Received or Made Available for the Project ......................................... 3 (c) Allowable Costs....:.............................4 (d) Documentation of Project Costs...................4 (e) Checks, Orders and Vouchers......................4 (f) Audit and Inspection .............................5 Section 105. Requisitions arra Payments .............................5 (a) Request for Payment by the Recipient.............5 (b) Payment by the Government ........................5 (c) Disallowed Costs .................... ............6 (d) Letter of Credit ................ ................6 (e) Interest on Late Payments ........................7 Section 106. Right of Government to Terminate ......................7 Section 107. Project Completion, Settlement and Close -Oat .......... 7 Section 108. Contracts of the Recipient ............. .............7 Section 109. Restrictions, Prohibitions, Controls, and Labor Provisions..........................................8 (a) Equal IInplvyment Opportunity.. ................8 - (b) Small, Minority and Women's Business Enterprise......................................8 (c) Title VI - Civil Rights Act of 1964 .............. 10 (d) C�titive Bidding .............................. 10 (e) ...... .... ....................10 Ethics........ � (f) Interest of Menbers of or Delegates to Congress ........................................ 11 Section 110. Construction Contracts................................11 (a) Nondiscrimination................................11 (b) Specifications...................................14 (c) Notice...........................................21 (d) Labor Provisions.................................22 (e) Changes in Construction contracts................29 (f) Contract Security................................29 (g) Insurance During Construction ....................29 (h) Signs.... ........0006 .... ...................... 29 (i) Liquidated Damages Provision ..................... 30 (j) Provisions of construction contracts.............30 (k) Actual Work by Contractor ........................30 (1) Force Account....................................30 (m) Safety Standards.................................30 i Section 111. Enviramiental, Resource, and Energy Protection and Conservation Requirenents ............................30 (a) Compliance with Environmental Standards .......... 30 (b) Air Pollution....................................31 (c) Use of Public Lands..............................31 (d) Historic Preservation ............................31 (e) Energy Conservation..............................31 Section 112. Patent Rights.........................................31 Section 113. Rights in Data .............. ........................34 Section 114. Cargo Preference - Use of United States Flag Vessels..............................................35 Section 115. Buy America...........................................36 Section 116. Charter and School Bus Operations ..................... 37 (a) Charter Bus......................................37 (b) School Bus.......................................37 Section 117. Compliance with Elderly and Handicapped Regulations..........................................37 Section 118. Flood Hazards.........................................37 Section 119. Privacy ................ .............................38 Section 120. Miscellaneous .................... ...................39 (a) Bonus or Cam-russion.................... ..........39 (b) State and Territorial Law... ... o ............ o .... 39 (c) Records........................................40 (d) Severability.....................................40 ii t�l••'J� to • L'•'J • C' VD Ime PART II — TERNS AND CONDITIONS Constituting part of the AGREEMENT providing for federal financial assistance under the provisions of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amanded, and,/or the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973. Section 101. Definitions. As used in this Agreement: "Application" means the signed and dated proposal as may be amended for federal financial assistance for the Project, together with all explanatory, supporting, and supplementary documents heretofore filed with UMM by .or on behalf of the Recipient, which has been accepted arra approved by UMM. "Approval, Authorization, concurrence, Waiver" means a conscious, written act by an authorized official of the Government granting permission to the Recipient to perform or omit an act pursuant to this Agreement which could not be performed or emitted without such permission. An approval, authorization, concurrence, or waiver permitting the performance or omission of a specific act shall not constitute permission to perform or snit similar acts unless such broad permission is clearly stated. Oral permission or interpreta- tions shall have no legal force or effect. "External Operating Manual" means the most recent U4M manual of that title, which presents information about the UMTA programs, application processing procedures, and guidance for administering approved projects; There are also UKM and DOT directives applicable to the Project. "Government" means the United States of America, or its cognizant Agency, the Department of Transportation (DOT) or its Agency, the Urban Mass Transportation A&nmistration (UW) used hereafter interchangeably. "Mass Transportation" includes public transportation and means transportation by bus, rail or other conveyance, either publicly or privately owned, which provides to the public general or special transportation service (but not including school buses, charter or sightseeing service) to the public on a regular and continuing basis. "Project" means the task or set of tasks provided for in the Project budget which the Recipient undertakes to perform pursuant to the Agreement with MEM. "Project Budget" mans the most recently dated statement, approved by UMIA, of the estimated total cost of the Project, the items to`be deducted from such total in order to calculate the estimated net project cost, the maximxn amount of the federal grant for which the Recipient is currently eligible, the specific items (including contingencies and relocation) for which the total may be spent, the estimated cost of each of such items, and the maximum amount of federal funds which may be disbursed in any fiscal year. "Recipient" means any entity that receives federal financial assistance from UHM for the accomplishment of the Project. The term "Recipient" includes any entity to which federal funds have been passed through for the accomplishment of the Project. "Secretary" means Secretary of the Department of Transportation or his duly authorized designee. Section 102. Accomplishment of the Project. (a) General Reauirerrents. The Recipient shall commence, carry on, and complete the Project with all practicable dispatch, in a sound, economical, and efficient manner, and in accordance with the provisions hereof, the Application, and all applicable laws and regulations. (b) Pursuant to Federal, State, and Local Law. In performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the Recipient and its con- tractors shall comply with all applicable provisions of Federal, State, and local law. All limits or standards set forth in this Agreement to be observed in the performance of the Project are minimum requirements, and shall not affect the application of more restrictive State or local standards for the performance of the Project; provided, however, in its procurement actions pursuant to the Project, the Recipient shall not give any preference to or discriminate against goods and services produced or manufactured in any country, State, or other geographical area except as provided in Section 115 below. The Recipient agrees further that notwithstanding the requirements in Section 115, no Federal funds shall be used to support procurements utilizing exclusionary or discriminatory specifications, nor shall federal funds be used for the payment of ordinary governmental or nonproject operating expenses. (c) Funds of the Recipient. The Recipient shall initiate and prosecute to completion all proceedings necessary to enable the Recipient to provide its share of the Project costs at or prior to the time that such funds are needed to meet Project costs. 2 t R (d) Submission of Proceedings, Contract and Other Documents. The Recipient ill suImit to the Government such data, reports, records, contracts and other documents relatinq to the Proiect as the Cloven ent may require. The Recipient shall retain intact, for three years following Project close-out, all Project documents, financial records, and supporting documents. (e) Chan ed Cbnnditicns Affectipg Performance. The Recipient shall immedi- ately notify LMTA of any change in co itions or local law, or of any other event, which may significantly affect its ability to perform the Project in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. (f) No Government obligations to Third Parties. The Goverment shall not be subject to any obligations or liabilities by contractors of the Recipient or their subcontractors or any other person not a partv to this Aareem nt in connection with the oerfonrance of this Project without its specific consent and notwithstanding its concurrence in or approval of the award of any contract or sub- contract or the solicitation thereof. (g) Iand Acquisition Poles. Any acquisition of land for use in connection with the Project must conform to the policies and procedures set forth in 49 C.F.R. Part 25 and applicable Circulars. Section 103. The Project Budget. A Project Budget shall be prepared and maintained by the Recipient. The Recipient shall carry out the Project and shall incur obligations against and make disbursements of Project Funds only in conformity with the latest approved budget for the Project. Section 104. Accounting Records. (a) Project Accounts. The Recipient shall establish and maintain as a separate set of accounts, or within the framework of an established accounting system, accounts for the Project in the manner consistent with office of Management and Budget (CHB) Circular A-102, as amended, or A-110, as may be appropriate. (b) Funds Received or Made Available for the Project. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-102, as amended, or A-110, as may be appropriate, the Recipient shall record in the Project Account, and deposit in a bank or trust carpany which is a manber of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, all Project payments received by it frau the Government pursuant to this Agreement arra all other funds provided for, accruing to, or otherwise received on account of the Project, ("Project Funds"). Any balances exceeding the FDIC coverage must be. collaterally secured as provided in 12 U.S.C. S 265 and implementing regulations or in applicable IMM procedures. A separate bank account may be required when drawdowns are made by letter of credit. 3 (f) Audit arra Inspection. The Recipient shall permit, and shall require its contractors to permit, the Secretary and the Ccamptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized respresentatives to inspect all work, materials, payrolls, arra other data and records with regard to the Project, arra to audit the books, records, and accounts of the Recipient and its contractors with regard to the Project. Recipients that are State or local governments or Indian tribal govern- ments shall be responsible for meeting the audit requirements of CMB Circular A-102, Attachment P, or any revision or supplement thereto. The Recipient is responsible for auditing third party contracts and agreements. UMrA also may require the Recipient to furnish at any time prior to closeout of the Project, audit reports prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In the case of Section 5 operating projects, subsequent to the close of the local fiscal year for which which operating assistance is sought, the Recipient shall furnish a final audit report prepared by a State or local government independent audit agency or an independent public accountant which shall include as a mininnsm a Statement of Revenue and Expense, a Statement of Changes in Financial Position, and a Maintenance of Effort Calculation of the mass transportation operator for the assisted local fiscal year. Section 105. Requisitions and Payments. (a) Requests for Payment by the Recipient. The Recipient may make requests for payment of the federal share of allowable costs, and UMTA will honor such requests in the manner set forth in this section. Payments made to Recipients must damply with 31 C.F.R. Part 205. Recipients shall follow the procedures set forth in UM]A Circular 9050.1. In order to receive federal assistance payments, the Recipient must: (1) ocmpletely execute and submit to umm the information required by Standard Form 270; (2) submit to UNM an explanation of the purposes for which costs have been incurred to date or are reasonably expected to be incurred within the requisition period (not more than 30 days after the date of submission); (3) demonstrate or certify that it has supplied local funds adequate, when oembined with the federal payments, to cover all costs to be incurred to the end of the requisition period; (4) have submitted to UMI., all financial and progress reports required to date under this Agreement; and (5) identify the source(s) of financial assistance provided under this Project from which the payment is to be derived. (b) Payment by the Government. Upon receipt of the requisition and the accompanying information in' satisfactory form, the Government will process the requisition if the Recipient is complying with its obligations pursuant to the Agreement, has satisfied UNTA of its need for the federal funds requested during the requisition period, arra is making adequate progress towards the timely oomlpletion of the Project. If all of these circumstances are found to exist, 5 the Govenvent will reimburse apparent allowable costs incurred (or to be incurred during the requisition period) by the Recipient up to the maxinL n amount of the federal assistance payable through the fiscal year in which the requisition is submitted as stated in the Project Budget. However, reimbursement of any cost pursuant to this section shall not constitute a final determination by the Government of the allowability of such cost and shall not constitute a waiver of any violation of the terms of this Agreernnt cacmitted by the Recipient. The Government will make a final determination as to allowability only after final audit of the Project has been conducted. In the event that UWA determines that the Recipient is not currently eligible to receive any or all of the federal funds requested, it shall pratmtly notify the Recipient stating the reasons for such determination. (d) Disallowed Costs. In determining the amount of the federal assistance, UMrA will exclude all Project costs incurred by the Recipient prior to the date of this Agreement, or prior to the date of the approved budget for the Project, whichever is earlier unless an authorized representative of UMTA advises in writing to the contrary; any costs incurred by the Recipient which are not provided for in the latest approved budget for the Project; and any costs attributable to goods or services received under a contract or other arrangement which has not been concurred in or approved in writing by UMrA. Exceptions to the above statement on disallowed costs are contained in the External operating Manual or in written guidance from UMrA. (d) Letter of Credit. Should a letter of credit be issued to the Recipient, the following terms and conditions in conformance with 31 C.F.R. Part 205, are applicable: (1) the Recipient shall initiate cash drawdowns only when actually needed for Project disbursements. (2) the Recipient shall report its cash disbursements and balances in a timely manner as required by the Government. (3) the Recipient shall provide for effective control and accountability for all Project funds in accordance with require- ments and procedures issued by the Government for use of the letter of credit. (4) the Recipient shall impose on its subrecipients all the requirements of Section 105(d) (1) (2) and (3) above as applicable. (5) should the Recipient fail to adhere to the requirements of section 105(d) (1) (2) (3) and (4) above, the Government may revoke the unobligated portion of the letter of credit. 6 (6) Section 105(x), (b), and (c) above remain effective to the extent that they do not conflict with the provisions of section 105(d). (e) Interest on Late Payments. Upon notice by UMM to the Recipient of specific arounts due the Government, the Recipient shall promptly remit any excess payment of amounts or disallowed costs to UMIA. Interest may be assessed from the time of notice and charged for any amounts due to the Goat that are not paid as set forth in the Treasury Fiscal Requirements Manual. Section 106. Right of Govenrx-mt to Terminate. Upon written notice to the Recipient, the Government reserves the right to suspend or terminate all or part of the financial assistance provided herein if the Recipient is, or has been, in violation of the terms of this Agreement or if UNM determines that the purposes of the Act would not be adequately served by continuation of federal financial assistance for the Project. Any failure to make progress or other violation of the Agreement which significantly endangers substantial performance of the Project within a reasonable time shall be deemed to be a violation of the terns of this Agreement. Termination of any part of the financial assistance will not invalidate obligations properly incurred by the Recipient and concurred in by UNM prior to the date of termination, to the extent they are noncancellable. The acceptance of a remittance by the Government of any or all Project Funds previously received by the Recipient or the closing out of federal financial participation in the Project shall not constitute a waiver of any claim which the Government may otherwise have arising out of this Agreement. Section 107. Project Completion, Settlement, and Close-out. Upon successful completion of the Project or upon termination by UMM, the Recipient shall, within 90 days of the ccff,letion date of the Project, submit a final Financial Status Report (Standard Form 269),-a certification or summary of Project expenses, and third party audit reports, when applicable. Upon receipt of this information, UIIA or an agency designated by UNM will perform a final audit of the Project to determine the allowability of costs incurred, and will make settlement of the federal grant described in Part I of this Agreement. If UMM has made payments to the Recipient in excess of the total amount of such federal assistance, the Recipient shall promptly remit to UMTA such excess and interest as may be required by section 105(e). Project close-out occurs when LIM notifies the Recipient and forwards the final grant payment or when an appropriate refund of federal grant funds has been received frau the Recipient and a6mowledged by UMM. Close-out shall not invalidate any continuing obligations imposed on the Recipient by this Agreement or contained in the final notification or acknowledgement from UMIA. Section 108. Contracts of the Recipient. The Recipient shall not execute any lease, pledge, mortgage, lien, or other contract touching or affecting Project facilities or equipment, nor shall it obligate itself in any other manner, with any third party with respect to the Project, unless such lease, pledge, mortgage, lien, contract, or other obligation is expressly authorized in writing by DOT; nor shall the Recipient, by any act or anission of any kind, impair its continuing control over the use of Project facilities or equipimit during the useful life thereof as determined by DOT. Section 109. Restrictions, Prohibitions, Controls, and Labor Provisions. (a) Equal Employment Opportunity. In connection with the carrying out of the Project, the Recipient shall not discriminate against any enployee or applicant for employment because of race, color, age, creed, sex, or national origin. The Recipient shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age,or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of canpensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Recipient shall insert the foregoing provision (modified only to show the particular contractual relationship) in all of its contracts in connection with the development or operation of the Project, except contracts for standard ccnvercial supplies or raw materials and construction contracts subject to the provisions of Section 110 (a) of this Agreement, and shall require all such contractors to insert a similar provision in all subcontracts, except subcontracts for standard commerical supplies or raw materials. If, as a - condition of assistance, the Recipient has suhrdtted, arra the Government has approved, an equal employment opportunity program that the Recipient agrees to carry out, such program is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. Such program shall be treated as a contractual obligation; and failure to carry out the terms of that equal employment opportunity program shall be treated as a violation of this Agreemmt. Upon notification to the Recipient of its failure to carry out the approved program, the Government will impose such remedies as it may deem appropriate, which remedies may include termination of the Agreement as provided in Section 106 of this Agreement or other measures that may affect the ability of the Recipient to obtain future financial assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, or the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973, as amended. (b) Minority and Women's Business Enterprise. The Recipient shall be responsible for meeting the applicable regulations regarding participation by minority business enterprise. (MBE) in Department of Transportation programs set forth at 49 C.F.R. Part 23, 45 F.R. 21172 et seq., March 31, 1980, or any revision or supplement thereto. Pursuant to the requirements of section 23.43 of those regulations: (1) Policy. It is the policy of the Department of ?Transportation that minority business enterprises, as defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 23, shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with federal funds under this agreement. Consequently, the MBE requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 23 apply to this agreement. (2) MBE Obligation. The Recipient and its contractors agree to ensure that minority business enterprises as defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 23 have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts financed in whole or in part with federal funds provided under this Agreement. In this regard all Recipients and contractors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 23 to ensure that minority business enterprises have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. Recipients and their contractors shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex in the award and performance of DOT - assisted contracts. (3) If as a condition of assistance the Recipient has submitted and the Department has approved a minority business enterprise affirmative action program which the Recipient agrees to carry out, this program is incorporated into this financial assistance agreement by reference. This program shall be treated as a legal obligation arra failure to carry out its terms shall be treated as a violation of this financial assistance agreement. Upon notification to the Recipient of its failure to carry out the approved program, the Department shall impose such sanctions as noted in 49 C.F.R. Part 23, Subpart E, which sanctions may include termination of the Agreement or other measures that may affect the ability of the Recipient to obtain future DOT financial assistance. (4) The Recipient shall advise each subrecipient, contractor, and subcontractor that failure to carry out the requirements set forth in 23.43(a) shall constitute a breach of contract and, after the notification of the Department, may result in termination of the Agreement or contract by the Recipient or such remedy as the Recipient deems appropriate. (5) Recipients shall take action concerning lessees as follows: (A) Recipients shall not exclude FOE's from participation in business opportunities by entering into long-term, exclusive agreements with non -MBE's for operation of major transportation -related activities for the provision of goods and services to the facility or to the public on the facility. (B) Recipients required to submit affirmative action programs under section 23.41(a)(2) or (a)(3) that have business opportunities for lessees shall submit to the Department for approval with their programs overall goals for the participation as lessees of firms owned and controlled by minorities and firms owned and controlled by womn. These goals shall be for a specified period of time and shall be based on the factors listed in section 23.45(g)(5). Recipients shall review these goals at least annually, and whenever the goals expire. The review shall analyze projected versus actual. MBE participation during the period covered by the review and any changes in factual circumstances affecting the selection 9 of goals. Following each review, the Recipient shall submit new overall goals to the Department for approval. Recipients that fail to meet their goals for NBE lessees shall demonstrate to the Department in writing that they made reasonable efforts to meet the goals. (C) Except as provided in this section, Recipients are requried to include lessees in their affirmative action programs. Lessees themselves are not subject to the requirements of this Part, except for the obligation of section 23.7 to avoid discrimination against NE's. (6) The Recipient agrees to include the clauses in Subsection (1) and (2) of Section 109(b) above in all subsequent agreements between the Recipient and any subrecipient and in all subsequent DOT-assisted contracts between the Recipient or subrecipients arra any third party contractor. (c) Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Recipient will comply and wi assure the compliance by contractors and subcontractors under this Project with all the requirements imposed by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. S 2000d), the Regulations of DOT issued thereunder, 49 C.F.R. Part 21 and the Assurance by the Recipient pursuant thereto. (d) Competition in Procurement. The Recipient shall oomply with the Procurement Standards requirements set forth in Attachment O of CHB Circular A-102, as amended, or A-110, as may be appropriate; and with any supplementary guidelines or regulations as may be promulgated, by the Goverment. (e) Ethics. The Recipient shall maintain a written code or standards of—caffuct which shall govern the performance of its officiers, employees or agents engaged in the awed and administration of contracts supported by Federal funds. Such code shall provide that no employee, officer or agent of the Recipient shall participate in the selection, or in the award or administration of a contract supported by federal funds if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when any of the parties set forth below has a financial or other interest in the firm selected for award: 10 1. the employee, officer or agent; 2. any nmnber of his immediate family; 3. his or her partner; or 4. an organization which employs, or is about to employ, any of the above. The code shall also provide that the Recipient's officers, employees or agents shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors or anything of rpnetary value fx= contractors, potential contractors., or parties to subagree?ment.R. The recipient may set minim m rules where the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal intrinsic value. To the extent permitted by State or local law or regulations, such standards of conduct shall provide for penalties, sanctions, or other disciplinary actions for violations of such standards by the Recipient's officers, employees, or agents, or by contractors or their agents,, (f) Interest of Members of or Delegates to Congress. No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States shall be admitted - to any share or part of this agreement or to any benefit arising therefrom. Section 110. Construction Contracts. (a) Nondiscrimination. The Recipient hereby agrees that it will incorporate or cause to be incorporated into any contract for construction work, or modification thereof, as defined in the Regulations of the Secretary of Labor at 41 C.F.R. Chapter 60, which is paid for in whole or in part with funds obtained from the Federal Government or borrowed on the credit of the Federal Government pursuant to a grant, contract, loan, insurance, or guarantee, or undertaken pursuant to any federal program involving such grant, contract, loan, insurance, or guarantee, the following equal opportunity clause: 11 cancelled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part and the, contractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts or federally assisted construction contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in • Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, and such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, or by rade, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law. (7) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph (1) and the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, so that such provisions shall be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance; Provided, however, That in the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the administering agency, the contractor may request the United States to enter into' such litigation to protect the interests of the United States. The Recipient further agrees that it will be bound by the above _equal opportunity clause with respect to its own employment practices when it participates in federally assisted construction work; Provided That if the Recipient so participating is a State or local government, the above equal opportunity clause is not applicable to any agency, instrumentality or subdivision of such which does not participate in work on or under the Agreement. The Recipient agrees that it will assist and cooperate actively with the a&unistering agency and the Secretary of Labor in obtaining the camplianee of contractors arra subcontractors with the equal opportunity clause and the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, that it will furnish the administering agency and the Secretary of Labor such information as they may mire for the supervision of such coaplianee, and that it will otherwise assist the administering agency in the discharge of the agency's primary responsibility for securing ecnplianee. The Recipient further agrees that it will refrain from entering into any contract or contract modification subject to Executive order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as mvz ed, with any 13 contractor debarred frarn, or who has not demonstrated ellaibility for Government contracts and federally assisted construction contracts pursuant to the Executive order and will carry out such sanctions and penalties for violation of the equal opportunity clause as may be imposed upon contractors and subcontractors by the administering agency or the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Part II, Subpart D of the Executive Order. In addition, the Recipient agrees that if it fails or refuses to coyly with these undertakings, the administering agency may take any or all of the following actions: Cancel, terminate, or suspend in whole or in part this Agreement (grant, contract, loan, insurance, guarantee); refrain from extending any further assistance to the Recipient under the program with respect to which the failure or refund occurred until satisfactory assurance of future compliance has been received from such Recipient; and refer the case to the Department of Justice for appropriate legal proceedings. (b) Specifications. Recipient hereby agrees that it will incorporate or cause to be incorporated the specifications set forth below in all federal arra federally assisted eontruction contracts, or modifi- cations thereof, in excess of $10,000 to be performed in geographical areas designated by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor pursuant to the Regulations of the Secretary of Labor at 41 C.F.R. section 60-4.6 and in construction subcontracts in excess of $10,000 necessary in whole or in past to the performance of nonconstruction federal contracts and subcontracts covered under Executive Order 11246: STANDARD FEDERAL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS (Executive Order 11246): 1. As used in these specifications: a. "Covered area" means the geographical area described in the solicitation from which this contract resulted; b. "Director".means Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, United States Department of Labor, or any person to whom the Director delegates authority; C. "Employer identification number" means the Federal Social Security number used on the Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return, U.S. Treasury Depart- ment Form 941. 14 d. 'Minority" includes: (i) Black (a ZZ persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic origin); (ii) Hispanic (aZZ persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish Culture or origin, regardless of race); (iii) Asian and Pacific Islander (all persons having origins in any of the original people of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands); and (iv) American Indian or Alaskan Native (all persons having origins in any of the original people of North America and maintaining identifiable tribal affiliations through membership and participation or community identification). 2. Whenever the contractor, or any subcontractor at any tier, subcontracts a portion of the work involving any con- struction trade, it shalt physically include in each subcontract in excess of $20,000 the provisions of these specifications and the Notice which contains the applicable goals for minority and female participation and which is set forth in the solicitations from which this contract resulted. 3. If the contractor is participating (pursuant to 41 C.F.R. 60-4.5) in the covered area either individually or through an association, its affirmative action obligations on all work in the Plan area (including goals and timetables) shall be in accordance with that Plan for those trades which have unions participating in the Plan. Contractors must be able to demonstrate their participation in and compliance with the provisions of any such Hometown Plan. Each contractor or subcontractor participating in an approved Plan is individually required to compZy with its obligations under the EEO clause, and to make a good faith effort to achieve each goal under the Plan in each trade in which it has employees. The overall good faith performance by other contractors or subcontractors toward a goal in an approved Plan does not excuse any covered contractor's or 6uboncontractor's failure to take good faith efforts to achieve the Plan goals and timetables. 15 4. The contractor shall implement the specific affirmative action standards provided in paragraphs 7a through p of these specifications. The goals set forth in the solicitation from which this contract resulted are expressed as percentages of the total hours of employment and training of minority and female utilization the contractor should reasonably be able to achieve in each construction trade in which it has employees in the coverd area. The contractor is expected to make substantially uniform progress toward its goal in each craft during the period specified. 5. Neither the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement, nor the failure by a union with whom the contractor has a collective bargaining agreement, to refer either minorities or women shall excuse the contractor's obligations under these specifications, Executive Order 11246, or the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. 6. In order for the nonworking training hours of apprentices and trainees to be counted in meeting the goals, such apprentices and trainees must be employed by the contractor during the training period, and the contractor must have made a commitment to employ the apprentices and trainees at the completion of their training, subject to the availability of employment opportunities. Trainees must be trained pursuant to training programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. 7. The contractor shall take specific affirmative actions to ensure equal employment opportunity. The evaluation of the contractor's compliance with these specifications shalt be based upon its effort to achieve maximum results from its actions. The contractor shall document these efforts fully, and shall implement affirmative action steps at least as extensive as the foZZowing: a. EYzsure and maintain a working environment free of harassment, intimidation, and coercion at all sites, and in all facilities at which the contractor's employees are assigned to work. The contractor, where possible, will assign two or more women to each construction project. The contractor shall specifically ensure that all foremen, superintendents, and other on-site supervisory personnel are aware of and carry out the contractor's obligation to maintain such a working environment, with specific attention to minority or female individuals working at such sites or in such facilities. 16 b. Establish and maintain a current list of minority and female recruitment sources, provide written notification to minority and female recruitment sources and to community organizations when the contractor or its unions have employment opportunities available, and maintain a record of the organizations' responses. c. Maintain a current file of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of each minority and female off -the - street applicant and minority or female referral from a union, a recruitment source or community organization and of what action was taken with respect to each such individual. If such individual was sent to the union hiring halt for referral and was not referred back to the contractor by the union or, if referred, not employed by the contractor, this shalt be documented in the file with the reason therefor, along with whatever additional actions the contractor may have taken. d. Provide immediate written notification to the Director when the union or unions with which the contractor has a collective bargaining agreement has not referred to the contractor a minority person or woman sent by the contractor, or when the contractor has other information that the union referral process has impeded the contractor's efforts to meet its obligations. e. Develop on -the -site training opportunities and/or _participate in training programs for the area which expressly include minorities and women, including upgrading programs and apprenticeship and trainee programs relevant to the contractor's employment needs, especiaZZy those programs funded or approved by the Department of Labor. The contractor shaZZ provide notice of these programs to the sources compiled under 7 b above. f. Disseminate the contractor's EEO policy by providing notice of the policy to unions and training programs and requesting their cooperation in assisting the contractor in meeting its EEO obligations; by including it in any policy manual and collective bargaining agreement; by publicizing it in the company newspaper, annual report, etc.; by specific review of the policy with all management personneZ and with all minority and female employees at least once a year; and by posting the company EEO policy on bulletin boards accessible to all employees at each location where construction work is performed. 17 g. Review, at least annually, the company's EEO policy and affirmative action obligations under these specifications with all employees having any responsi- bility for hiring, assignment, layoff, termination or other employment decisions including specific review of these items with onsite supervisory personnel such as Superintendents, General Foreman, etc., prior to the initiation of construction work at any job site. A written record shall be made and maintained identifying the time and place of these meetings,persons attending, subject matter discussed, and disposition of the subject matter. h. Disseminate the contractor's EEO policy externally by including it in any advertising in the news media, specifically including minority and female news media, and providing written notification to and discussing the contractor's EEO policy with other contractors and sub- contractors with whom the contractor does or anticipates doing business. i. Direct its recruitment efforts, both oval and written, to minority, female and community organizations, to schools with minority and female students and to minority and female recruitment and training organizations serping the contractor's recruitment area and employment needs. Not later than one month prior to the date for the acceptance of applications for apprenticeship or other training by any recruitment source, the contractor shall send written notification to organizations such as the above, describing the openings, screening procedures, and tests to be used in the selection process. j. Encourage present minority and female employees to recruit other minority persons and women and, where reasonable, provide after school,.summer and vacation employment to minority and female youth both on the site and in other areas of contractor's workforce. k. Validate all tests and other selection require- ments where there is an obligation to do so under 41 C.F.R. Part 60-3. Z. Conduct, at least annually, an inventory and evaluation at least of all minority and female personnel for promotional opportunities and encourage these employees to seek or to prepare for, through appropriate training, etc., such opportunities. 18 m. Ensure that seniority practices, job cZassifi- cations, work assignments and other personnel practices, do not have a discriminatory effect by continually monitoring all personnel and employment related activities to ensure that the EEO policy and the contractor's obligations under these specifications are being carried out. n. Ensure that all facilities and company activities are nonsegregated except that separate or singZe-user toilet and necessary changing facilities shall be provided to assure privacy between the sexes. . o. Document and maintain a record of all soZicita- tions of offers for subcontracts from minority and female construction contractors and suppliers, including circulation of solicitations to minority and female contractor associa- tions and other business associations. p. Conduct a review, at least annually, of all supervisors' adherence to and performance under the contractor's EEO policies and affirmative action obli- gations. B. Contractors are encouraged to participate in voluntary associations which assist in fuZfMing one or more of their affirmative action obligations (74 through p). The efforts of a contractor association, joint contractor -union, contractor - community, or other similar group of which the contractor is a member and participant, may be asserted as fulfilling any one of more of its obligations under 7a through p of these Specifications provided that the contractor actively participates in the group, makes every effort to assure that the group has a positve impact on the employment of minorities and women in the industry, ensures that the concrete benefits of the program are reflected in the contractor's minority and female workforce participation, makes a good faith effort to meet its individual goals and timetables, and can provide access to documentation which demonstrates the effectiveness of actions taken on behalf of the contractor. The obligation to comply, however, is the contractor's and failure of such a group to fulfill an obligation shalt not be a defense for the contractor's noncompliance. 9. A single goal for minorities and a separate single goat for women have been established. The contractor, however, is required to provide equal employment opportunity and to take affirmative action for all minority groups, both male 19 and female, and all women, both minority and non-minority. Consequently, the contractor may be in violation of the Executive Order if a particular group is employed in a substantially disparate manner (for example, even though the contractor has achieved its goals for women generally, the contractor may be in violation of the Executive Order if a specific minority group of women is underutiliaed). 10. The contractor shall not use the goals and timetables or affirmative action standards to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 11. The contractor shall not enter into any subcontract with any person or firm debarred from Government contracts pursuant to Executive Order 11246. 12. The contractor shall carry out such sanctions and penalties for violation of these specifications and of the Equal Opportunity Clause, including suspension, termination and cancellation of existing subcontracts as may be imposed or ordered pursuant to Executive Order 11246, as amended, and its implementing regulations by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Any contractor who fails to carry out such sanctions and penalties shall be in violation of these specifications and Executive Order 11246, as amended. 13. The contractor, in fulfulling its obligations under these specifications, shall implement specific affirmative action steps, at least as extensive as those standards prescribed in paragraph 7 of these specifications, so as to achieve maximum results from its efforts to ensure equal employment opportunity. If the contractor fails to comply with the requirements of the Executive Order, the implementing regulations, or these specifications, the Director shall proceed in accordance with 41 C.F.R. 60-4.8. 14. The contractor shall designate a responsible official to monitor all employment related activity to ensure that the company EEO policy is being carried out, to submit reports relating to the provisions hereof as may be required by the Government and to keep records. Records shall at least include for each employee the name, address, telephone numbers, construction trade, union affiliation if any, employee identification number when assigned, social security number race, sex, status (e.g., mechanic,apprentice, trainee, helper, 20 I or laborer), dates of changes in status, hours worked per week in the indicated trade, rate of pay, and locations at which the work was performed. Records shall be maintained • in an easily understandable and retrievable form; however, to the degree that existing records satisfy this requirement, contractors shall not be required to maintain separate records. 15. Nothing herein provided shall be construed as a limitation upon the application of other laws which establish different standards of.compZiance or upon the application of requirements for the hiring of local or other area residents (e.g., those under the Public Works Employment Act of 1977 and the Community Development Block Grant Program.) (c) Notice. Recipient hereby agrees that it will ensure that the notTi.ce set forth below shall be included in, arra shall be a part of, all solicitions for offers and bids on all federal arra federally assisted construction contracts or suboontracts in excess of $10,000 to be performed in geographical areas designated by the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor at 41 C.F.R. Section 6074.6: NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (Executive Order 11246): - 1. The Offeror's or Bidder's attention is called to the "Equal Opportunity Clause" and the "Standard Federal Equal Ebnployment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifi- cations" set forth herein. _ 2. The goals and timetables for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows: Timetable Goals for Goals for female minority participation participation in for each trade. each trade Insert goals for Insert goals for each year. each year. These goals are applicable to all the contractor's con- struction work (whether or not it is federal or federally assisted) performed in the covered area. 21 The contractor's compliance with the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 C.F.R. Part 60-4 shaZZ be based on its imple- mentation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obligations required by the specifications set forth in 41 C.F.R. 60-4.3(a), and its efforts to meet the goals established for the geographical area where the contract resulting from this solicitation is to be performed. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade, and the contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from contractor to contractor or from project to project for the sole purpose of meeting the contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 C.F.R. Part 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed. 3. The contractor shall provide written notification to the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs within Zo working days of award of any construction subcontract in excess $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shalt list the name, address and telephone number of the subcontractor; employer identification number; estimated dollar amount of the subcontract; estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and the geographical area in which the contract is to be performed. 4. As used in this Notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is (insert description of the geographical areas where the contract - is to be performed giving the State, county and city, if any). (d) Labor Provisions. Pursuant to regulations set forth at 29 C.F.R.the following provisions shall be incorporated in all construction contracts of $2,000 let by the Recipient in carrying out the Project. (1) Minimum wages. (i) All mechanics and laborers employed or working upon the site of the work, will be paid unconditionally and not less often than once a week, and without subsequent deduction or rebate on any account (except such payroll deductions as are permitted by regu- Zations issued by the Secretary of Labor under the Cope- land Act (29 C.F.R. Part 3)), the full amounts due at time of payment computed at wage rates not less than 22 those contained in the wage determination decision of the Secretary of Labor applicable to the Project, regardless of any contractual relationship which may be alleged to exist between the contractor and such laborers and mechanics; and the wage determination decision shaZZ be posted by the contractor at the site of the work in a prominent place where it can be easily seen by the workers. For the purpose of this clause, contributions made or costs reasonably antici- pated under section Z(c)(2) of the Davis -Bacon Act on behalf of laborers or mechanics are considered wages paid to such laborers or mechanics, subject to the provisions of 29 C.F.R. 5.5 (a)(t)(iv). Also for the purpose of this clause, regular contributions made or costs incurred for more than a weekly period under plans, funds, or programs, but covering the particular weekly period, are deemed to be constructively made or incurred during such weekly period. (ii) The contracting officer shaZZ require that any class of laborers or mechanics, including apprentices and trainees, which is not listed in the wage determination and which is to be employed under the contract, shall be classified or reclassified conformably to the wage deter- mination, and a report of the action taken shall be sent by DOT to the Secretary of Labor. In the event the interested parties cannot agree on the proper classification or recZassifi- cation of a particular class of laborers and mechanics, including apprentices and trainees, to be used, the question accompanied by the recommendation of the contracting officer, shalt be referred to the Secretary of Labor for final determination. (iii) The contracting officer shalt require, whenever the minimum wage rate prescribed in the contract for a class of laborers or mechanics includes a fringe benefit which is not expressed as an hourly wage rate and the contractor is obligated to pay a cash equivalent of such a fringe benefit, an hourly cash equivalent thereof to be established. In the event the interested parties cannot agree upon a cash equivalent of the fringe benefit, the question, accompanied by the recommendation of the contracting officer, shaZZ be referred to the Secretary of Labor for determination. 23 (iv) If the contractor does not make payments to a trustee or other third person, he may consider as part of the wages of any laborer or mechanic the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated in providing benefits under a plan or program of a type expressly listed in the wage determination decision of the Secretary of Labor which is a part of this contract: Provided, however, the Secretary of Labor has found, upon the written request of the contractor, that the applicable standards of the Davis -Bacon Act have been met. The Secretary of Labor may require the contractor to set aside in a separate account assets for the meeting of obligations under the plan or program. (2) Withholding. DOT may withhold or cause to be withheld from the contractor so much of the accrued payments or advances as may be considered necessary to pay laborers and mechanics, including apprentices and trainees, employed by the contractor or any subcontractor on the work the full amount of wages required by the contract. In the event of failure to pay any laborer or mechanic, including any apprentice or trainee, employed or working on.the site of the work, all or part of the wages required by the contract, DOT may, after written notice to the contractor, sponsor, applicant, or owner, take such action as may be necessary to cause the suspension of any further payment, advance, or guarantee of funds until such violations have ceased. (3) Payroll and Basic Records. (i) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto will be maintained during the course of the work and preserved for a period of three years thereafter for all laborers and mechanics working at the site of the work. Such records will contain the name and address of each such employee, his correct classification, rates of pay (including rates of contributions or costs anticipated of the types described in section 1(b)(2) of the Davis -Bacon Act), daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made and actual wages paid. Whenever the Secretary of Labor has found under 29 C.F.R. 5.5 (a)(1) (vi) that the wages of any laborers or mechanics include the arnount of any costs reasonably anticipated in providing benefits under a plan or program described in section 1(b) (2)(B) of the Davis -Bacon Act, the contractor shall maintain records which show that the commitment to provide such benefits is enforceable, and that the plan or program is financially responsible, and that the plan or program has been communicated in writing to the laborers or mechanics affected, and records which show the costs anticipated or the actual cost incurred in providing such benefits 24 (ii) The sontraetor will submit weekly a Copy of all payrolls to the Recipient for transmittal to DOT. The Dopy shaZZ be accompanied by a statement signed by the employer or his agent indicating that the payrolls are correct and complete, that the mage rates contained therein are not less than those determined by the Secretary of Labor and that the classifications set forth for each laborer or mechanic conform to the work to be performed. A submission of the "Weekly Statement of Compliance" which is required under this contract and the Copeland regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 C.F.R., Part 3) and the filing with the initial payroll or any subsequent payroll of a copy of any findings by the Secretary of Labor under 29 C.F.R. 5.5 (a)(1)(iv) shalt satisfy this requirement. The prime contractor shaZZ be responsible for the submission of copies of payrolls of all subcontractors. The contractor will make the records required under the labor standards cZauses of the contract available for inspection by authorized representatives of DOT and the Department of Labor, and will permit such representatives to interview employees during working hours on the job. Contractors employing apprentices or trainees under approved programs shalt include a notation on the first weekly certified payrolls submitted to the contracting agencies that their employ- ment is pursuant to an approved program and shaZZ identify the program. (4) Apprentices and Trainees. (A) Apprentices. Apprentices will be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for. the work they perform when they are employed and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. Depart- ment of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Bureau, or if a person is employed in his first 90 days of probationary employment as an apprentice'in such an apprenticeship program, who is not individually registered in the program, but who has been certified by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training or a State Apprenticeship Agency (inhere appropriate) to be eligible for probationary employment as an apprentice. The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeymen in any craft Classification shalt not be greater than the ratio permitted to the contractor as to his entire work force under the registered program. Any employee listed on a payroll at 25 an apprentice wage mate, who is not a trainee as defined in subdivision (B) of this subparagraph or is not registered or otherwise employed as stated above, shall be paid the wage rate determined by the Secretary of Labor for the classification of work he actually performed. The contractor or subcontractor will be required to furnish to the contracting officer or a representative of the Wage -Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor written evidence of the registration of his program and apprentices as well as the appropriate ratios and wage rates (expressed in percentages of the journeyman hourly rates) for the area of construction prior to using any apprentices on the contract work. The wage rate paid apprentices shall not be less than the appropriate percentage of the journeyman's rate contained in the applicable wage determination. (B) Trainees. Except as provided in 29 C.F.R. 5.15, trainees will not be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for the work performed unless they are employed pursuant to or individually registered in a program which has received prior approval, evidenced by formal certification, by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. The ratio of trainees to ,journeymen shall not be greater than that permitted under the plan approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. Every trainee must be paid at not less than the rate specified in the approved program for his level of progress. Any employee listed on the payroZZ at a trainee rate who is not registered and participating in a training plan approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training shall be paid not less than the wage rate determined by the Secretary of Labor for the classification of work he actually performed. The contractor or subcontractor will be required to furnish the contracting officer or a representative of the Wage -Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor written evidence of the certification of his program, the registration of the trainees, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in that program. In the event the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training withdraws approval of a training program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to utilize trainees at less than the applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is approved. (C) Equal Employment Opportunity. The utilization of apprentices, trainees and journeymen under this part shall be in conformity with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Executive Order 11246, as amended, and 29 C. F. R. Part 30. 26 (5) Compliance with Copeland Regulations (29 C.F.R. Part 3). The contractor shalZ comply with the Copeland Regulations (29 C.F.R. Part 3) of the Secretary of Labor which are herein incorporated by reference. (6) Contract Termination; Debarment. A breach of clauses (1) through (5) may be grounds for termination of the contract, and for debarment as provided in 29 C.F.R. 5.6. (7) Overtime Requirements. No contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part of the contract work which may require or involve the employ- ment of laborers or mechanics shaZZ require or permit any laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he is employed on such work to work in excess of eight hours in any calendar day or in excess of forty hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic receives compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times his basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of eight hours in any calendar day or in excess of forty hours in such workweek, as the case may be. (8) Violation; Liability for Unpaid Wages; Liquidated Damages. In the event of any violation of the clause set forth in subparagraph (7), the contractor and any subcontractor responsible therefor shaZZ be liable to any affected employee for his upaid wages. In addition, such contractor and sub- contractor shall be liable to the United States (in the case of work done under contract for the District of Columbia or a territory, to such District or to such territory), for liquidated damages. Such liquidated damages ehaZZ be computed with respect to each individual laborer or mechanic employee in violation of the clause set forth in 'subparagraph (7), in the sum of $10 for each calendar day on which such employee is required or permitted to work in excess of eight hours or in excess of the standard workweek of forty hours without payment of the overtime wages required by the clause set forth in subparagraph (7). (9) Withholding for Liquidated Damages. DOT may withhold or cause to be withheld, from any moneys payable on account of work performed by the contractor or subcontractor, such sums as may administratively be determined 27 to be necessary to satisfy any liabilities of such contractor or subcontractor for liquidated damages as provided in the clause set forth in subparagraph (8). (10) Final Labor Summary. The contractor and each subcontractor shall furnish to the Recipient, upon the completion of the contract, a summary of all employment, indicating, for the completed Project, the total hours worked and the total amount earned. (11) Final Certificate. Upon completion of the contract, the contractor shaZZ submit to the Recipient with the voucher for final payment for any work performed under the contract a certificate concerning wages and classifications for laborers and mechanics, including apprentices and trainees employed on the Project, in the following form: The undersigned, contractor on (Contract No. ) hereby certifies that all laborers, mechanics, apprentices and trainees employed by him or by a subcontractor performing work under the contract on the Project have been paid wages at rates not less than those required by the contract provisions, and that the work performed by each such laborer, mechanic, apprentice or trainee conformed to the classifications set forth in the contract or training program provisions applicable to the wage rate paid. Signature and title (12) Notice to the Recipient of Labor Disputes. Whenever the contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential labor dispute is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of this contract, the contractor shall immediately give notice thereof, including all relevant in- formation with respect thereto, to the Recipient. (13) Disputes Clause. (i1 All disputes concerning the payment of prevailing wage rates or cZassification shaZZ be promptly reported to 28 the Recipient for its referral to DOT for decision or, at the option of DOT, DOT referral to the Secretary of Labor. The decision of DOT or the Secretary of Labor as the case may be, shall be final. (ii) All questions relating to the application or interpretation of the Copeland Act, 40 U.S.C. S 276c, the Contract Work Hours Standards Act, 40 U.S.C. SS 327-333, the Davis -Bacon Act, 40 U.S.C. S 276a, or Section 13 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act, 49 U.S.O. S 2609, shall be sent to UMTA for referral to the Secretary of Labor for ruling or interpretation, and such ruling or interpretation shall be final. (14) Convict Labor. In connection with the performance of work under this contract the contractor agrees not to employ any person undergoing sentence of imprisonment at hard labor. This does not include convicts who are on parole or probation. (15) Insertion in Subcontracts. The contractor shall insert in all construction subcontracts the clauses set forth in subsections (1) through (15) of this section so that all of the provisions of this section will be inserted in all construction subcontracts of any tier, and such other clauses as the Government may by appropriate instructions require. (e) Changes in Construction Contracts. Any changes in a construction contract shall be subanitted to DOT for prior approval unless the gross amount of the changes is $100,000 or less, the contract was originally awarded on a ccmoetitive basis, and the change does not change the scope of work or exceed the contract period. Construction contracts shall include a provision specifi.ying that the above requirenLent will be net. (f) Contract Security. The Recipient shall follow the requirements of CMB Circular A-102,.as Wended, or A-110, as may be appropriate, and UMIA guidelines with regard to bid guarantees and bonding requirements. (g) Insurance During Contruction. The Recipient shall follow the insurance requirements normally required by their State -and local govern= eats . (h) Signs. The Recipient shall cause to be erected at the site of construction, and maintained during construction, signs 29 satisfactory to DOT identifying the Project and indicating that the Goverment is participating in the development of the Project. fi) Liquidated Damages Provision. Rize Recipient shall include in all contracts for construction, a clause satisfactory to DOT providing for liquidated damages, if (1) DOT may reasonably expect to suffer damages (increased costs on the grant project involved) from the late completion of the construction and (2) the extent or amount of such damages would be difficult or impossible to assess. The assessment for damages shall be at a specified rate per day for each day of overrun in contract time deducted fram payments otherwise due the contractor. This rate, which must be satisfactory to DOT, must be specified in the contract. (j) Provisions of Construction Contract. The terms and conditions of each ompetitively bid construction contract are subject to prior approval by DOT if the -estimated cost will exceed $25,000, unless and to the extent that such prior approval is waived in writing by DOT. In addition to the requirements of this Section 110, each construction contract shall contain, among others, provisions required by subsections (e), and (f) of Section 109 hereof. (k) Actual Work by Contractor. The Recipient shall require that a construction contractor perform, on the site and with his own staff, work equivalent to at least 10 percent of the total amount of construction work covered by his contract. (1) Force Account. If costs of construction performed by employees of the Recipient are estimated to exceed $25,000, prior approval of DOT must be obtained or else such costs may not be included as eligible Project Costs. (m) Safety Standards. Pursuant to Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours ander Standards Act and Department of Labor Regulations at 29 C.F.R. § 1926, no laborer of mechanic working on a construction contract shall be required to work in surroundings or under work- ing conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to his or her health and safety as determined under construction and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor. Section 111. Environmental, Resource, arra Energy Protection and Conservation Requirements. (a) Canpliance with Environmental Standards. The Recipient shall campy with the provisions of the C can Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. S 1857 et seq.); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 5 1251 et seq.); and implenienting regulations, in the facilities which are involved in the Project for which federal assistance is given. The Recipient shall ensure that the facilities under ownership, lease or supervision, whether directly or under contract, that shall be utilized in the accomplishment of the Project are not listed on the EPA's List of Violating Facilities. Contracts, subcontracts, and subgrants of amounts in excess of $100,000 shall contain a provision which requires ocmpliance with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued under Section 306 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857(h)), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1368), Executive Order No. 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 15). The Recipient arra any third -party contractor thereof shall be responsible for reporting any violations to iMM and to 30 the EPA Assistant Administrator for Enforcement. In addition, the. Recipient shall notify UWA of the receipt of any eannmication from the Director of the EPA Office of Federal Activities indicating that a facility to be utilized in the Project is under consideration for listing in EPA. _ (b) Air Pollution. No facilities or equipment shall be acquired, constructed. or improved as a part of the Project unless the Recipient obtains satis- factory assurances that they are (or will be) designed and equipped to limit air pollution as provided in the External Operating Manual and in accordance with all other applicable standards. (c) Use of Public Lands. No publicly awned land from a park, recreation area, or wildlife and waterfowl refuge of national, State, or local significance as determined by the Federal, State or local officials having jurisdiction thereof, or any land from an historic site of national, State, or local significance as so determined by such officials may be used for the Project without the prior concurrence of DOT. (d) Historic Preservation. The Recipient shall assist UMCA in its compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), Executive Order No. 11593, and the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.) by (a) consulting with the State Historic Preservation Officer on the conduct of investigations, as necessary, to identify.properties listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places that are subject to adverse effects (see 36 C.F.R. Part 800.8) by the activity, and notifying UMrA of the existence of any such properties, and by (b) ocinplying with all requirements established by UMCA to avoid or mitigate adverse effects upon such properties. (e) -Energy Conservation. The Recipient and its third party contractors shall recognize mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency which are contained in the State energy conservation plan issued in compliance with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (P.L. 94-163). Section 112. Patent Rights. (a) Whenever any invention, improvement, or discovery (whether or not patentable) is conceived or for the first time actually reduced to practice, by the Recipient or its employees, in the course of, in connection with, or under the terns of this Agreement, the Recipient shall inuediately give the Secretary of DOT, through UMI'A, or his authorized representative written notice thereof; and the Secretary shall have the sole and exclusive power to determine whether or not and where a patent application shall be filed, and to determine the disposition of all rights in such. invention, improve- ment, or discovery, including title to and rights under any patent appli- cation or patent that may issue thereon. The determination of the Secretary on all these matters shall be accepted as final, arra the Recipient agrees that it will, and warrants that all of its employees who may be the inventors will, execute all documents and do all things necessary or proper to the effectuation of such determination. 31 (b) Except as otherwise authorized in writing by the Secretary or his authorized representative, the Recipient shall obtain patent agreements to effectuate the provisions of this clause from all persons who perform any part of the work under this Agreement, except such clerical and manual labor personnel as will have no access to technical data. (c) Except as otherwise authorized in writing by the Secretary or his authorized representative, the Recipient will insert in each third -party contract having design, test, experimental, develop- mental, or research work as one of its purposes, provisions making this clause applicable to the third -party contractor and its employees. (d) (1) The Recipient and the third party contractor, each, may reserve a revocable, nonexclusive, royalty -free license in each patent application filed in any country on each invention subject to this clause and resulting patent in which the Government acquires title. The license shall extend to the third -Party contractor's domestic subsidiaries and affiliates, if any, within the corporate structure of which the third -party contractor is a part arra shall include the right to grant sublicenses of the same scope to the extent the third -party contractor was legally obligated to do so at the time the contract was awarded. The license shall be transferable only with approval of UMrA except when transfered to the successor of that part of the third -party contractor's business to which the invention pertains. (2)- The third -party contractor's nonexclusive domestic license retained pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this clause may be revoked or modified by UMTA to the extent necessary to achieve expeditious practical application of the Subject Invention under 41 C.F.R. 101-4.103-3 pursuant to an application for exclusive license submitted in accordance with 41 C.F.R. 101-4.104-3. This license shall not be revoked in that field of use and/or the geographical areas in which the third -party contractor has brought the invention to the point of practical application and continues to make the benefits of the invention reasonably accessible to the public. The third - party contractor's nonexclusive license in any foreign country reserved pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this clause may be revoked or modified at the discretion of UMI'A to the extent the third -party contractor or his darnstic subsidiaries or affiliates have failed to achieve the practical application of the invention in that foreign country. (3) Before modification or revocation of the license, pursuant to paragraph (d)(2) of this clause, UMI'A shall furnish the third -party contractor a written notice of its intention to modify or revoke the 32 license, and the third -party contractor shall be allowed 30 days (or such longer period as may be authorized by WrA for good cause shown in writing by the third -party contractor) after the notice to show cause why the license should not be modified or revoked. The third -party contractor shall have the right to appeal, in accordance with procedures prescribed by LMM any decision concerning the modification or revocation of his license. (e) In the event no inventions, improvesnents,or discoveries (whether or not patentable) are conceived, or for the first time actually reduced to practice by the Recipient, its employees, its third - party contractors, or their employees, in the course of, in connection with, or under the terms of this Agreement, the Recipient shall so certify to the Secretary or his authorized representative, no later than the date on which the final report of work done, is due. (f) If the Recipient or the third -party contractor is permitted to file patent applications pursuant to this Agreement, the following statement shall be included within the first paragraph of the specification of any such patent application or patent: The invention described herein was made in the course of, or under, a Project with the Department of Trans- portation. (g) In the event the Recipient or the third -party contractor is permitted to acquire principal rights pursuant to this clause and fails to - take effective steps within 3 years after issuance of a patent on any patent applications permitted to be filed pursuant to this clause to bring the clauned'invention to the point of practical application, the Secretary or his authorized representative may revoke such rights or require the assignment of such rights to the Government. (h) The Secretary or his authorized representative shall, before the expiration of three (3) years after final payment under this grant, have the right to examine any books, records, documents, and other supporting data of the Recipient which the Secretary or his authorized representative shall reasonably deem directly pertinent to the discovery or identification of inventions falling within the criteria set out in paragraph (a), or to compliance by the Recipient with the requirements of this clause. She Secretary or his authorized representative shall, during the period specified above, have the further right to require the Recipient to examine any books, records, documents, and other supporting data of the third -party contractor which the Recipient shall reasonably dean directly pertinent to the discovery or 33 identification of inventions falling within the criteria set out in paragraph (a) or to oopliance by the third -party contractor with the requirements of the patent rights clause of the third party contract. Section 113. Rights in Data. (a) The team "subject data" as used herein means recorded information, whether or not copyrighted, that is delivered or specified to be delivered under this Agreement. The team includes graphic or pictorial delineations in media such as drawings or photographs; text in specifications or related performance or design -type documents; machine forms such as punched cards, magnetic tape, or computer memory printouts; and information retained in carputer memory. Examples include, but are not limited to, engineering drawings and associated lists, specifications, standards, process sheets, manuals, technical reports, catalog item identifications, and related information. The term does not include financial reports, cost analyses, and similar information incidental to contract administration. (b) All "subject data" first produced in the performance of this Agree- ment shall be the sole property of the Goverrvient. The Recipient agrees not to assert any rights at camion law or equity and not to establish any claim to statutory copyright in such data. Except for its own internal use, the Recipient shall not publish or reproduce such data in whole or in part, or - in any manner or form, nor authorize others to do so, without the written consent of the Govern¢nent until such time as the Government may have released such data to the public; this restriction, however, does not apply to Agreements with Academic Institutions. (c) The Recipient agrees to grant and does hereby grant to the Govern- ment arra to its officers, agents, and employees acting within the scope of their official duties, a royalty -free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license throughout the world (1) to publish, translate, reproduce, deliver, perform, use, and dispose of, in any manner, any and all data not first produced or cmip osed in the performance of this Agreement but which is incorporated in the work furnished under this Agreement; and (2) to authorize others so to do. (d) The Recipient shall indemnify and save and hold harmless the Govern- ment, its officers, agents, and employees acting within the scope of their official duties against any liability, including costs arra expenses, resulting from any willful or intentional violation by the Recipient of proprietary rights, copyrights, or rights of 34 •, privacy, arising out of the publication, translation, reproduction, delivery, performance, use, or disposition of any data furnished under this Agreement. (e) Nothing contained in this clause shall imply a license to the Government under any patent or be construed as affecting the scope of any license or other right otherwise granted to the Government under any patent. (f) In the event that the Project, which is the subject of this Agreement, is not completed, for any reason w+hatsover, all data generated under that Project shall beoome subject data as defined in the Rights in Data clause in this Agreement and shall be delivered as the Government may direct. This clause shall be included in all third party contracts under the Project. (g) Paragraphs (c) and (d) above are not applicable to material furnished to the Recipient by the Government and incorporated in the work furnished under the contract: provided that such incorporated material is identified by the Recipient at the time of delivery of such work. Section 114. Cargo Preference - Use of United States -Flag Vessels. (a) 46 U.S.C. S 1241 provides in pertinent part as follows: (b) (1) Whenever the Uaited States shall procure, contract for, or otherwise obtain for its own account, or shall furnish to or for the account of any foreign nation without provision for reimbursement, any equipment, materials, or commodities, within or without the United States, or shall advance funds or credits or guarantee the convertibility of foreign currencies in connection with the furnishing of such equipment, materials, or commodities, the appropriate agency or agencies shall take such steps as may be necessary and practicable to assure that at least 50 per. centum of the gross tonnage of such equipment, materials, or commodities (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers), which may be transported on privately awned United States - flag commercial vessels, to the extent such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for United States -flag commercial vessels, in such mariner as will insure a fair arra reasonable partici- pation of United States -flag commercial vessels in such cargoes by geographic areas: ... . (2) Every department or agency having .responsibility under this subsection shall administer its programs with respect to this subsection under regulations issued by the Secretary of Commerce ... e 35 r i � (b) Pursuant to regulations published by the Secretary of C crwxce at 46 C.F.R. Part 381, the Recipient agrees to insert the following clauses in all contracts let by the Recipient under which equipment, materials or oamtiodities may be transported by ocean vessel in darrying out the Project: The contractor agrees (Z) To utilize privately owned United States -flag commercial vessels to ship at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) involved, whenever shipping any equipment, materials, or commodities pursuant to this section, to the extent such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for United States-fZag commercial vessels. (2) To furnish within 30 days following the date of loading for shipments originating within the United States, or within 30 working days following the date of loading for shipment originating outside the United States, a legible copy of a rated, "on -board" commercial ocean biZZ-of-lading in English for each shipment of cargo described in paragraph (Z) above to the Recipient (through the prime contractor in the case of subcontractor bilZs-of-lading) and to the Division of National Cargo, Office of Market Develop- ment, Maritime Administration, Washington, D.C. 20230, marked with appropriate identification of the Project. (3) To insert the substance of the provisions of this clause in all subcontracts issued pursuant to this contract. Section 115. Buy America. Pursuant to Section 401 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 P.L. 95-599, Ncv. 6, 1978, and regulations published thereunder, the Recipient agrees that if the total cost of this Project or any amendment thereto exceeds $500,OOO,and if funds therefor are obligated by the Goverment after November 6, 1978, the Recipient shall require with respect to any third Party contract thereunder that exceeds $500,000 that only such urmanufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been mined or produced in the United States, and only such manufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, and supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in the United States, will be used in such Project, unless a waiver of these provisions is --granted. •36 a u w Upon written request to the Secretary, the Recipient may request a waiver of the above provisions. Such waiver may be granted if the Secretary determines: (1) their application would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) in the case of acquisition of rolling stock, their appli- cation would result in unreasonable cost (after granting appropriate price adjustments to domestic products based on that portion of Project cost likely to be returned to the United States and to the States in the form of tax revenues); (3) supplies of the class or kind to be used in the manufacture of articles, materials, supplies are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (4) that inclusion of domestic material will increase the cost of the overall Project contract by more than 10 per centum. Section 116. Charter and School Bus Operations. (a) Charter Bus. The Recipient, or any operator of mass transportation, acting on its behalf, shall not engage in charter bus operations outside the urban area within which it provides regularly scheduled mass transportation service, except as provided under Section 3(f) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, 49 U.S.C. S 1602(f), and regulations published thereunder. (b) School Bus. The Recipient, or any operator of mass transportation acting on its behalf, shall not engage in school bus operations, exclusively for the transporation of students or school personnel, in competition with private school bus operators, except as provided under Section 3(g) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, 49 U.S.C. S 1602(q) and recmlations vublished thereunder. Section 117. Compliance with Elderly and Handicapped Regulations. The Recipient shall insure that all fixed facility construction or alteration and all new equipment included in the Project cmply with applicable regulations regarding Transportation for Elderly and Handi- capped Persons, set forth at 49 C.F.R. Part 27. Section 118. Flood Hazards. The Recipient shall comply with the flood insurance purchase require- ments with respect to construction or acquisition purposes, of Section 102(x) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. S 4012(a). 37 y +s • Section 119. Privacy. Should the Recipient, its third party contractors or its employees administer any system of records on behalf of the Federal Govenment, the following terms and conditions are applicable. (a) The Recipient agrees: (1) to Imply with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. S 552a (the Act) and the rules and regulations issued pursuant to the Act wizen performance under the contract involves the design,. development, or operation of any system of records on individuals to be operated by the Recipient, its contractors or employees to acocamplish a Government function; (2) to notify the Government when the Recipient anticipates operating a system of records on behalf of the Government in order to accomplish the requirements of this Agreement, if such system contains information about individuals which will be retrieved by the individual's name or other identifier assigned to the individual. A system of records subject to the Act may not be employed in the performance of this Agreement until the necessary approval and publication requirements applicable to the system have been carried out. The Recipient agrees to correct, maintain, disseminate, and use such records in accordance with the requirements of the Act, and to omply with all applicable requirements of the Act; (3) to include the Privacy Act Notification contained in this Agreement in every third party contract solicitation and in every third party contract when the performance of work under the proposed third party contract may involve the design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals that is to be operated under the contract to accomplish a Government function; and (4) to include this clause, including this paragraph, in all third party contracts under which work for this Agreement is performed or which is awarded pursuant to this Agreement or which may involve the design, development, or operation of such a system of records on behalf of the Government. (b)For purposes of the Privacy Act, when the Agreement involves the operation of a system of records on individuals to ac=Vlish a Govenm-ezt function, the Recipient, third party contractor and any of their enployees is considered to be an employee of the Government with respect to the Government function and the requirements of the Act, including the 38 civil and criminal penalties -for violation of the Act, are applicable except thatthecriminal penalties shall not apply with regard to contracts effective prior to Septenber 27, 1975. In addition, failure to comply with the provisions of the Act or of this clause will make this Agreement subject to termi- nation. i. (c) The terms used in this clause have the following meanings: (1) "Operation of a system of records" means performance of any of the activities associated with maintaining the system of records on behalf of the Government including the collection, use and dissemination of records. (2) "Record" means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an irkiividual that is maintained by the Recipient on behalf of the Government, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print, or a photograph. (3) "System of records" on individuals means a group of any records under the control of the Recipient on behalf of the Government from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual. Section 120. Miscellaneous. (a) Bonus or Cc mission. The Recipient warrants that it has not paid, and also agrees not to pay, any bonus or canmi.ssion for the purpose of obtaining an approval of its application for the financial assistance hereunder. (b) State or Territorial law. Anything in the Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, nothing in the Agreement shall require the Recipient to observe or enforce canpliance with any provision thereof, perform any other act or do any other thing in contravention of any applicable State or territorial law; provided, That if any of the provisions of the Agreement violate any applicable State or territorial law, or if compliance with the provisions of the Agreement would require the Recipient to violate any applicable State or territorial law, the Recipient will at once notify DOT in writing in order that appropriate changes and modifications may be made by DOT and the Recipient to the end that the Recipient nay proceed as soon as possible with the Project. 39 as u (c) records. The recipient, and any mass transportation operator for�whic it applies will, for each local fiscal year ending on or after July 1, 1978, oonform to the reporting system and the uniform system of accounts and records to the extent required by section 15 of the Urban Mass Transporaticn Act of 1964, as amended, 49 U.S.C. § 1611, effective for each local fiscal year ending on or after July 1, 1978, and UMM regulations. (d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby if such remainder would then continue to oonform to the terms and requirements of applicable law. 40